The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-29

last night, at which Norman Beckley, general
manager of the c., W g. NJ, was present He
made an address, and answered many questions
which the opposition put to him. 1t was believed,
for few days past. that the appropriation
would not be voted, but it is thought it is
gaining favor among the citizens, and it is hoped
by public spirited men that the election mex.
Wednesday will prove favorable to the subsidy.
Greenfield offers 500, coo and Morrstown 100000
to the company inducement to secure the
road. and Rushyilles citizens making an eff
fort to carry the election in favor of the tax.
Local and state Notes.
The syndicate controlling the Indiana Midland
road meet to-day in New York city and will
decide to what point west of Lebanon they will
| extend the road.
A. G. Beauchamp, formerly agent of the Wa
bash at North Manchester, Ind. has been ap-
pointed agent of the Cincinnati Wabash g.
Michigan at Benton Harbor
The c.. l., St L. & G. to day will put in new
steel bridge at Adams. on the eastern division
| over Clifty creek The structure is l6O feet span
| and rests on solid stone abutments.
The Indianapolis steel mill yesterday COM
menced rolling 1000 tons of steel rails for the
Aackey lines. A portion of them will be used
q The E. & 7. H., and the remainder on the P,
| }. 81 E. road.
| President McKeen, of the Terre Haute & In
| Annapolis, this week contracted with the Terre
| Hauts car works to build for this road 200 coal
ears. of a new pattern, with carrying capacity
| OF 81, 900 pounds.
II The Louisville New Albany & Chicago earned,
the third week in April, So OF more than IN the
Nfrst week of the month. This would indicate
that the road is not suffering through the taking
effect of the new law.
William Garstang, master mechanic of the
Bee-line shops at Brightwood has received in
| structions to commence the building of two ten
wheel freight engines of the same pattern as
those built last year at these shops.
It is officially stated that the Indianapolis &
Vincennes road will show an increase in gross
earnings, last year. of 20 per cent over those of
the year preceding, and in net earnings the in.
crease will this year be % per cent
/ Florida excursion tickets have been taken off
sale. The Southern excursion business fell con-
Nsideraby below the expectations of the early
winter. AT Indianapolis 80 per cent fewer tick
lets were sold this year than in 1856.
! The Indianapolis car works yesterday COM
3pleted contract to build 1000 box cars for the
c.. H. & D. road, and to-day begin a
tract to build 500 coal cars for the same road,
OF carrying capacity of Al, 600 pounds.
The stubborn contest between the Eastern
and Western lines, on the commission question.
is seriously weakening the ties of the Central
Traffic Association. and its friends fear that it
will end in the dissolution of the association.
| The New YORK Central, the Vermont Central
! and the Atkinson Topeka & Sante Fe roads are
putting in the Waters-Sweeney telegraph switch
| at all their important stations. This switch is
the invention of Waters and Sweeny, both tee
| graph operators on the Vandalia.
! j. f. Ewing, who was recently appointed di-
! vision freight agent of the Bee Line, with head
| quarters at Cincinnati. took q pleasant way of
getting acquainted with his associates in the
| freight department. on Tuesday evening. invit-
ing them to his house and entertaining them in a
very handsome manner.
More Palmerton wrecking- frogs have been sold
this month than IN any month since the device
patented 1t is now in forty five
railroads in this country. This railway supply
company has made arrangements with Chandler
IL Taylor to do part of their work, which will
enable them to fiji their orders more promptly.
Orders have beer given the shops of the Penn
sylvana Company at Fort Wayne for the build
ing of eight locomotives of the 50 pattern. and
| AS soon as these done twelve more Of another
pattern will be built All are heavy engines
and will be put in service on the lines west Of
Pittsburg, two of them coming to the Indianap-
/ oils q Nincennes road.
1t is reported in railroad circles that change
[ is imminent in the passenger department on one
| of the most prominent roads in Indiana. growing
out Of the recent boycotting on account of the
ticket commission question. The managers of
the road are said to be dissatisfied with the
! action of some of their eastern connections, and
desire to pursue radically different policy
AS soon as the commission question is settled
an official of the l.. r. & W. says that the l.. B.
& w. will become member of the Central
| Traffic Association passenger Department., as
by the action taken on Wednesday at the meet
ing in Chicago on the differential rate question
the objection of this company to becoming a
member of the association has been removed.
1 A short time ago detective Of the Canadian
Guarantee Company traced T. W. Mliard, the
defaulting cashier of the Wabash road at the
Indianapolis station, to Denver, where he was
found acting porter in hotel In some
manner he eluded the detective and slipped from
his sight. Still this detective keeps his trail
although the defaicatlon occurred some two
years ago.
The Wabash will, after May 15 transfer it's
St. Louis sleepers to the Michigan Central in
stead of to the Lake Shore road, and east Of
Buffalo they will bs hauled over the West Shore
road Commencing with May Is the Lake Shore
road will turn all of its St Louis passenger bus
mess over to the Bee-line. at Cleveland. On
that date line of new sleeping coaches will be
put on between St. Louis and New York via In
| dianapolis and Cleveland
Since the introduction Of what are known as
the big Jack" engines on the Pittsburg, Fort
Wayne & Chicago road. two men have been en-
ployed to fire them. Monday morning an order
went into effect limiting the fremen to one fol-
each engine, and the order is creating good
deal of feeling among the brotherhood, and prob
ably a committee will be appointed to take some
action in the matter. 1t is claimed that as these
engines haul immense trains il is difficult for
one fireman to keep up the steam to the required
pressure.
!, Ticket agents whose commissions have beer
cut off are beginning to inquire how soon and le
what extent their salaries are to be advanced
and unless something is done in the matter the
roads which doing much boycotting will
; soon lose some of their most trustworthy ant
energetic agents. One, who was In the city yes
terday to confer about the matter. says that be
fore his commissions were cut off his salary had
been 500 per month and his receipts from com
missions $1l2 rs per month, and the new deal il
o serious matter with him.
Thomas Rodd, of Pittsburg, architect OF thu
new Union railway station. has been In the city
for two or three days. looking over matters. He
states that the matera! for the immense train
sheds is rapidly being put in shape, at Pittsburg
to be set ND. An inspector is detailed to see tina
every piece is perfect, and conforms to the spec
ifcations Next month the shipment of tn
heavy structural work will begin, and the worl
of erecting the sheds will move along brisk.
when once under way. 1t will be put up in sec
tons. the western portion, between Tennessee
and Illinois street. first
General and Miscellaneous.
The Cheyenne & Northern road will be com
! pleted to the Platte river by Sept l. This i
an extension which the Union Pacific IS building
, The Ohio Valley Railway Company ha
reached Marion, KY. with its tracks, AM
next week will put on regular trains to tina
point
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